Danladi Umar

Danladi Umar

Justice Danladi Umar
Born August 19, 1971
Bauchi
Residence Abuja
Citizenship Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Fields Nigerian judges, List of Nigerian jurists
Institutions

Code Of Conduct Tribunal

Nickname(s) = sarakis fear, Jagaban of CCT.
Alma mater University Of Maiduguri
Known for Human Rights, Social Justice, Anti-Corruption

Danladi Umar is a Nigerian jurist[1] from Bauchi State in North Central Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria, he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Appointed at aged 36 to the CCT as acting chairman, Danladi Umar went on to become the youngest chairman of the CCT four years later.[2]

The National Judicial Council (Nigeria) as well as Federal Judicial Service Commission[3] recommended him to President Goodluck Jonathan, who then appointed him to the position of the CCT chairman.

Early life and education

Danladi Yakubu Umar was born in Bauchi on August 19, 1971. A member of the Fulani tribe, he studied law and graduated from the University of Maiduguri.[4] He was called to the bar in 1992.[5]

Career

After completing his studies, he entered private practice in the chambers of Ayinde Sani and Co, Ibrahim Umar and Co and Kanu Agabi and Associates.[6] He later joined the Federal Civil Service as Senior Legal Officer, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice. He also held appointment as Assistant Legal Adviser in the Federal Capital Territory and Culture and Tourism.[7]

Chairman Of The Code Of Conduct Tribunal

At the age of 36,[8] Danladi Umar was sworn in as an acting chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal ("CCT"), the adjudication unit of the Code of Conduct Bureau.[9] established under the Law of Nigeria. On July 11, 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of the CCT, replacing his predecessor Justice Murtala Adebayo Sanni who died on January 24, 2011.,[10] the youngest person (age 40 years) to ever hold the office of chairman of the CCT. He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) Justice Aloysius A. I. Katsina-Alu at the Supreme Court, who also took the oaths from two other new tribunal members, retired Justice Robert Isaac Ewa Odu and Barrister Atedze William Agwaza, making up the three members of the CCT tribunal.[11][12]

Trial of the Senate President of Nigeria

On September 18, 2015, Danladi Umar made legal history in Nigeria by becoming the first judge in the country to issue an arrest warrant against a sitting senate president of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki. [13] His action against the third most powerful politician in the country (after the federal president and the federal vice-president) was unprecedented and caused a legal earthquake on the Nigerian political landscape.[14]

Arraignment of 6 Ex-Governors

On November 16, 2015, Danladi Umar had issued warrants for the arraignment of six state former governors for falsifying their properties and personal wealth in their assets declaration forms, an offence under Nigerian laws.[15] The implicated governors are from the North-Central, North-West, South-South and North-East zones of Nigeria.[16]

Controversial Evidence Regarding Corruption and Charges

If reports by The Breaaking Times are anything to go by, then some very controversial documents have emerged against the Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar. Breaking Times reports that Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has filed a lawsuit seeking for the CCT chairman to be excused from the ongoing trial on asset declaration, because the judge has been on administrative bail with EFCC for allegedly receiving bribe. It would be recalled that the EFCC dropped charges against Danladi Umar, however some very incriminating documents have emerged, which tends to substantiate the Senate president’s case against Mr Umar. Read more: https://www.naij.com/806354-cct-vs-saraki-controversy-see-evidences-cct-chairman-photos.html

Justice Danladi Umar, the presiding judge at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thursday, April 21, lost his temper at the court. This happened after one of the lawyers on the Bukola Saraki’s trial, Prince Ajibola Oluyede, announced the motion he filed against the judge through the Senate president. It appears from several independent sources Danladi Umar was in fact guilty of accepting bribes and is tainted.

Read more: https://www.naij.com/806754-cct-drama-judge-loses-temper-orders-sarakis-lawyer-arrested.html

Assassination attempt

A deadly armed ambush by heavily-armed assassins targeted Danladi Umar on Friday June 28, 2013.[17]

On his way to Bauchi for an official assignment, Umar's convoy was attacked by armed gunmen on the Keffi-Gitata Road in Nasarawa State.[18]

Ibraheem Al-Hassan, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the tribunal, stated that the security personnel guarding Danladi Umar engaged the gunmen in a fierce firefight, killing one of the assassins and wounding several others, who escaped.[19] Ibraheem suspected corrupt politicians were behind the assassination attempt, accusing some implicated politicians "whose cases are pending before the judges to be mischievous, especially as the 2015 elections draw nearer."[20][21][22]

Personal life

Danladi Umar comes from Toro local government area of Bauchi state and is married with children.[23]

See also

Membership

   Member, Nigerian Bar Association
   Member, Nigerian Judicial Service

References

  1. ↑ Ayo Turton (May 30, 2012). "Re-Christening Of Unilag And The Yoruba Experience By Ayo Turton". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Code Of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal"
  3. ↑ "Federal Judicial Service Commission"
  4. ↑ "Saraki On Trial: 5 things to know about Saraki’s trial-judge, Justice Danladi Umar ynaija.com"
  5. ↑ "Profile Of Danladi Umar"
  6. ↑ "8 Things to Know About Justice Danladi Umar, The Judge In Charge of Saraki's Fraud Case, Nigerian Bulletin"
  7. ↑ "Justice Danladi Umar: The Man at the Code of Conduct Tribunal"
  8. ↑ "Ex-Supreme Court Justice Oguntade Attempted Subvert Justice - CCT Chairman Tells"
  9. ↑ "Code of Conduct Bureau"
  10. ↑ "Code Of Conduct Bureau Tribunal Chairman Dies, Nnaemeka-Agu Too"
  11. ↑ "Corrupt Public Officers Must Be Charged by Conduct Tribunal - Danladi Umar"
  12. ↑ "Justice Danladi Umar: The Man at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Economic Confidential"
  13. ↑ "Nigerian tribunal issues arrest warrant for Senate president, The Daily Mail, London"
  14. ↑ "Nigeria's senate president appears before code of conduct tribunal, Reuters"
  15. ↑ "Assets falsification: Suswam, Imoke, four others to face CCT, The Daily Post"
  16. ↑ "Assets declaration: Suswan, Imoke, four other ex-govs to face trial, The Nigerian Lawyer"
  17. ↑ "Naij.com Convoy of Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Ambushed in Nasarawa"
  18. ↑ "Gunmen Attack Convoy of Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Danladi Umar, Premium Times"
  19. ↑ "The Nation - Gunmen Attack Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Danladi Umar's convoy, The Nation"
  20. ↑ "Gunmen Attack Convoy Of Code Of Conduct Tribunal Chairman"
  21. ↑ "Gunmen Attack Convoy of Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman - Osun Defender"
  22. ↑ "Security Personnel Attached To Code Of Conduct Tribunal Chairman Repel Gunmen Attack On Convoy - Information Nigeria"
  23. ↑ "Justice Danladi Umar: The Man at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Economic Confidential "
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